Oio Region

Oio (historically Woye) is a region in Guinea-Bissau. Its capital is Farim. Other major cities and towns include Nhacra, Mansôa, Bissorã and Cumeré. The region borders Senegal to the north, the Guinea-Bissau regions of Bafatá, Bissau and Biombo to the east, the Rio Geba/Guinea-Bissau region of Quinara to the south and the Guinea-Bissau region of Cacheu to the west. There has not been any local administration since the civil war of 1998-99 and all the social services are done by organs of civil society and other government agencies. It is a coastal region covered with Mangrove swamps, rain forest and tangled forest and receives an annual rainfall of more than 1,000 mm (39 in), while the inland has savannah woodlands.

As of 2009, the total population of the region was 215,259, with the urban population being 32,907 and rural being 182,352. As of 2009, the net activity rate was 50.63 per cent, proportion of employed labour force was 35.98 per cent, proportion of labour force was 73.53 and the proportion of potentially active population was 35.98 per cent. The sex ratio of the region is 92 females for every hundred males. The absolute poverty rate, people earning less than $2 a day, in the region stood at 79.6 per cent, with a regional contribution of 18 per cent to the national poverty totals.